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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Locked Room, Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fanshawe have with him behind the locked door?
(a) A gun.
(b) A hostage.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A bomb.

2. To which philosopher is attributed this quote that the narrator tacks onto the wall: "And when he dreams he does not want to write, he does not have the power to dream he wants to write; and when he dreams he wants to write, he does not have the power to dream he does not want to write."
(a) Hume.
(b) Spinoza.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Kant.

3. What is the name of the science of reading bumps on the skull that Whitman believed in?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Theology.
(c) Ontology.
(d) Phrenology.

4. How old is Sophie when she meets the narrator of The Locked Room?
(a) Thirty-two years old.
(b) Forty-six years old.
(c) Sixteen years old.
(d) Twenty-six years old.

5. When showing Fanshawe's photograph to the villagers near the Dedmon's country house, whom does the narrator pretend to be?
(a) Fanshawe's biographer.
(b) A private detective.
(c) Fanshawe's brother.
(d) Fanshawe's editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the second meeting between Quinn and Stillman take place in Chapter 9?

2. What work does Fanshawe do for the Russian movie producer in Paris?

3. What disease does Fanshawe's father have?

4. Who is the editor that the narrator contacts to publish Fanshawe's work?

5. What disguise does Blue use for his third encounter with Black?

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